2023 Retro-ish Game of the Year! Featuring many a Friends!

Well, this is a bit on the late side, but better late than never as the say! So join my friends and I as we jump deep into the world of retro-ish games of 2023 and discuss these older games that made us exceptionally happy to play!
Links to all buddies!
Platinum Jack:
Twitter: / theplatinumjack
Twitch: / the_platinum_jack
UpperNimbus:
KZbin: / @uppernimbus
Twitter: / uppernimbus
Sondi - Back of the Rack:
KZbin: / @backoftherack
Twitter: / sondiame
Discord - Back of the Rack: / discord
Mad Kaiser:
KZbin - / @madkaiser4887
Twitter - / madkaiser98
SteadySphere:
KZbin: / @steadysphere
Twitter: / steadysphere
TheMadBelmont:
KZbin: / @themadbelmont
Twitter: / themadbelmont
OkGamerGirl:
KZbin: / @okgamergirl
Twitter: / itsokgamergirl
crimsonrosso:
KZbin: / @crimsonrosso
Twitter: / crimsonrosso
Chicken Fillets:
KZbin: / @chickenfillets
Instagram: / chickenfillets_ig
Twitter: / cfilletsyt
Azza the Ace:
KZbin - / @azzatheace
Twitter - / azzatheace
Twitch - / azzatheace
Makopowered Gaming:
KZbin - / @makopoweredgaming
Twitter - / games_student
Footage from:
Tales of the Abyss:
• Tales of the Abyss Wal...
• Tales of the Abyss Wal...
• Tales of the Abyss Wal...
• Tales of the Abyss Wal...
Sleeping dogs:
• Sleeping Dogs - Gamepl...
• Sleeping Dogs - Gamepl...
• Sleeping Dogs - THE FU...
• Sleeping Dogs - HERE C...
• Sleeping Dogs - All En...
Baulders gate 3:
• Video
Lumines:
• [Lumines: Puzzle Fusio...
• Lumines: Puzzle Fusion...
• Lumines: Puzzle Fusion...
Bloodstained ritual of the night:
• Bloodstained: Ritual o...
• Bloodstained: Ritual o...
• Bloodstained: Ritual o...
• Bloodstained: Ritual o...
Xenoblade Chronicles 3:
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3...
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3...
Prince of Persia 2008:
• Prince of Persia 2008 ...
Driver:
• Driver -- Gameplay (PS1)
Danganronpa 2:
• Danganronpa 2: Goodbye...
Ghost Trick Phantom Detective:
• Ghost Trick: Phantom D...
Tetris:
• Game Boy Longplay [157...
Trials of Mana:
• Trials of Mana (SNES) ...
Final Fantasy Adventure:
• Final Fantasy Adventur...
Trials of Mana Remake:
• Trials of Mana Walkthr...
Bloodstained Curse of the Moon:
• Bloodstained: Curse of...
True Crime Streets of LA:
• True Crime Streets of ...
Batman Arkham Aslyum:
• Batman: Arkham Asylum ...
Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Pat
03:15 - Chicken Fillets
05:23 - SteadySphere
07:12 - The Mad Belmont
09:15 - Sondi Back of the Rack
12:23 - OkGamerGirl
14:24 - Azza the Ace
18:34 - UpperNimbus
20:13 - MakoPowered Gaming
23:23 - MadKaiser
25:55 - The Platinum Jack
30:23 - CrimsonRosso
31:55 - Conclusion

[@Crimsonrosso]

Thanks a million for letting me join!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Pleasure to have you bud!

[@FeralInferno]

Awesome pick with Xenoblade 3 ✌️😺

[@Crimsonrosso]

@@FeralInferno thxs bro! God that game was so good, i should replay it again

[@madkaiser4887]

Thanks a bunch for having me. This collab for sure made my day today

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for being a part of it buddy!

[@MakopoweredGaming]

Thank you for letting me be a part of this! It was super-fun to talk about my favourite game of 2023, and also to see what everyone else's picks were!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Great to have you on! It's great getting to see the various different games from years ago from different people and why they like them so much!

[@TheMadBelmont]

Thanks so much for letting me join this one!! Great picks all around y'all

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Pure joy to have you on man! Pure joy!

[@uppernimbus]

Thanks again for having me on, Pat! Lots of good choices this time around, will be watching soon!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Always happy to have ya! Always love to hear your thoughts on games!

[@Steadysphere]

Such a wide and sweet selection of games there, some I've played myself and some not. Thanks again for having me on mate! Appreciate being able to share my adoration for Lumines :D

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Yeah, its one of the best things about getting so many people together to chat about games they adore, also helps expand my views on gaming, espically with the retroish games as its easy to miss some of these games! Great to have you on man, always love to hear you talk games! Lumines is one I have my eye out for when I pop into CEX stores!

[@Marzimus]

Lumines! 🎹 Fifteen years ago I hooked up the PSP to a 46 inch projection tv with attached subwoofer. Still have fond memories of that afternoon...

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

That sounds class! I only recently got an adaptor to display it on the TV now and it's nice seeing psp games on a big display!

[@Marzimus]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT Mine used RCA which was fine at the time - enjoy!

[@DJDonkeytron]

Chrono trigger is so goated! Gonna play Trials of Mana soon - Thanks for the video guys!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Yeah, i need to get around to Chrono Trigger myself! Which version of trials of mana you gonna play?

[@DJDonkeytron]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT snes translation 😁

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

@@DJDonkeytron nice!

[@alvinmathew8129]

Great video!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Thanks bud! Glad you liked it!

[@radbashgaming]

Great video everyone!!!!

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Banger games all around, out of curiosity, what would have been your retroish game of last year?

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

My retro-ish game of 2023... I will go for Rabi Ribi. The game is such a killer. It feels refreshing compare to everything that are soulslike element trend in metroidvania.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

I picked up Rabi Ribi, thinking it look like a bit of a silly fun time based on its cover art! My god i was wrong, Rabi Ribi bent me over and spanked me for hours before throwing me into an active volcano! Good game though!

[@soratheorangejuicemascot5809]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT active volcano perfectly describe this game. Good game indeed but it drove me insane.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Also hated when it asked if you needed help if you died to often, made me feel like crap!

[@FeralInferno]

Nice picks and cool collab! 😎

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Thank you my friend! Yeah some great games there! Would you add any game to the list yourself?

[@FeralInferno]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT my 2023 GotY was Sea of Stars, which is pretty much the definition of retro-ish LOL 😆

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

You could apply that logic to many a game theses days with how pixel art be making a come back in games! Still need to get around to sea of stars! It looks so freaking good! Looking to get it physical if I can! The Mad Belmont actually talked about sea of stars in the last video where we talked strictly 2023 games of the year!

[@ElforTheLandstander]

Tales of the Abyss would make for a fantastic TV Show. With the right cast, it could go on for several seasons. Or they could make each season a different Tales series, I don't know. It just feels like a waste to abandon such a compelling story and rich characters.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Would be cool to see them do an anime like Zesteria to! But a series would be deadly!

[@Franckatana]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT There is an Anime actually. And it was released free to watch on KZbin directly on the Tales of Channel.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

Jesus, didn't know that, will have to give it a watch at some point!

[@XanderVJ]

@@FriendsAndGamingYT The anime adaptation is pretty good, but unfortunately they had to cut off some of the story to make it fit it's 24 episode run time. So there are a few plot and character points that are a bit rushed. However I think it gets more things right that it gets wrong, so if you enjoyed the game, you'll definitely have a good time with the Anime.

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

@XanderVJ well, I'd have been surprised if they could fit everything in within 24 episodes!